Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
West Main Street Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Norwalk
Tract 39077915600 · Huron County, OH · pop 5,505 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Here is how census tract 39077915600, in the West Main Street Historic District area of Norwalk, looks to a landlord: a $1/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 5,505. On the national scale it ranks #52,194 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $829 a month while the average household earns $63,909 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units2,411
Renter share30.8%
SVI overall0.41
Poverty rate18.8%
Median income$63,909
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
68
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Norwalk and the region
Centroid at 41.2354, -82.5947 · click any tract to drill in
Why West Main Street Historic District scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Norwalk
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Ohio legislature & governorship
2.4
Economic stress
18.8% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$829 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Norwalk
3.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Norwalk
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Norwalk
5.3
How West Main Street Historic District compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 41
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 27%Socioeconomic
- 70%Household composition
- 20%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 22Total filings over 2 yrs
- 1.97%Avg annual filing rate
- 2.9%Peak (2015)
- 6Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within West Main Street Historic District. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 10.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.5%Food insecurity
- 10.7%SNAP enrollment
- 7.1%Transit barriers
- 7.5%No health insurance
- 17.2%Frequent mental distress
- 30.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in West Main Street Historic District
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Norwalk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Huron County average of 4.7 and in line with the Ohio statewide average of 5.1. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 22 eviction filings here over 2 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 2.9% of renter households in 2015.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 39077915600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 39077915600?
Census tract 39077915600 in the West Main Street Historic District neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 39077915600?
Median gross rent is $829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 39077915600?
18.8% of residents in tract 39077915600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,505.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 39077915600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 41th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 70th, minority 20th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 39077915600 considered part of West Main Street Historic District?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 39077915600 fall within West Main Street Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 39077915600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 2 validated years in tract 39077915600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.97% of renter households, peaking at 2.9% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 39077915600 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.0% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 39077915600 compare to Norwalk overall?
Tract 39077915600 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Norwalk at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Norwalk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Norwalk
Top eight tracts in Norwalk ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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